Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has offered a cryptic response to French Open organisers who slammed a $15,000 fine on her for boycotting the press. In a tweet on Sunday night, the world No.2 wrote: “anger is a lack of ...

Nigerian human rights activist and Sahara Reporters’ Publisher, Omoyele Sowore has been reported shot by a police officer on Monday morning, May 31. Sowore who is the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement was at the Unity Fountain in Abuja this morning for ...

US actor Joe Lara, best known for starring in the American TV series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, died over the weekend along with six other passengers in a plane crash in the state of Tennessee. Their Cessna C501 plane plunged ...

There was outrage and mourning Sunday over the assassination of Barr. Ahmed Gulak, a former political adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, by gunmen in Imo State. Gulak was shot dead by assailants who trailed him to Obiangwu village as he ...

Governor Ben Ayade has sacked four Commissioners in his cabinet and five Special Advisers. The sack is contained in a statement by Ayade’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Christian Ita, on Monday in Calabar. The sacked are Mr ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it will no longer extend the closing date for candidates registering for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Direct Entry (DE) applications. The board made this known in its ...

A former Judge of the Enugu State High Court, Justice Stanley Nnaji, has been shot dead by gunmen. A video posted on Twitter by The Nigerian Barrister @TheNigerianBar showed armed men dragging Nnaji out of his car at a deserted ...

A fresh outbreak of cholera has been reported in five Local Government Council Areas of Plateau State. No fewer than six deaths and 33 confirmed cases have been recorded in the state. It was gathered the affected local governments are ...

Non-teaching workers of public universities have expressed worry about the growing rate of insecurity in tertiary institutions across the country. The workers, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), expressed the fear that nobody, including ...

  Nollywood actress, Yetunde Bakare has stated that there is no big deal in a woman requesting for sex in a relationship. While speaking with The punch in an interview, the actress said it needn’t be the duty of the man, ...

  Nigerian media personality Daddy Freeze, has revealed why he is against the name “Jesus” as he says praying in the name of “Lucifer” is more fruitful than in the name “Jesus” Stating his reasons, Freeze said the name “Jesus”, does ...

  Nigerian controversial male barbie Bobrisky has gone live on Instagram during his BBL surgery in Dominican Republic. Last week, Bobrisky revealed to his fans that he was going for a gender reassignment surgery at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Bibrisky ...

  Diehard Nigerian Chelsea fans held a thanksgiving service yesterday May 30th in a church to celebrate winning the Champions League. On Saturday May 29, Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 to win the Champions League for the second time in ...

  President Buhari has reacted to the death of Adamawa politician Ahmed Gulak in Owerri, Imo State by unknown gunmen, describing the death of Gulak as a “the heinous murder” President Buhari expresses outrage and disgust as he vowed to ...

  A popular anonymous blog on Instagram has claimed that Bobrisky did not leave the country as claimed for his BBL surgery, rather he underwent the procedure in Lagos state. A Brazilian butt lift (BBL) is a specialized fat transfer ...

Jude Okoye and his wife Ify, have welcomed baby number 3. The couple welcomed their child — a baby boy on May 6th. While sharing photos of their son who has been named — Ethan Jidenna Okoye Ify recounted saying ...

A newly completed office of the Independent National Electoral Commission has been set ablaze at Okwudor community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. INEC said that the arson attack took place around 11:30 am on Sunday. It was ...

  Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Sunday attacked some Ebonyi communities, killing at least 30 persons. The gunmen attacked Odoke, Ndiobasi and Obakotara communities in Ebonyi local government area. Sources in the area said the gunmen struck the three ...

Several students have been feared abducted in an Islamiyya school at Tegina in Rafi local government area of Niger state. Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School was built by a retired immigration officer in Tegina town. The school is located close to ...

Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde on Sunday attended the thanksgiving service held at St Peters Cathedral, Aremo, Ibadan to celebrate a successful two years in office. The governor was in company of his wife, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde, Secretary to ...

General Overseer and Primate of Christ Revelation Church of God a.k.a Holy Promise, Bishop Ayodeji Ipinmoroti has said that God did not design Nigeria to disintegrate. Bishop Ipinmoroti spoke during a sermon to commemorate the Children National Day wherein he ...

Singer and producer, Ade Ebenezer, aka Olakira, has bemoaned the preponderance of fake love in the music industry. According to the singer, that’s one of the biggest challenges he faces in the industry. In an interview with Sunday Scoop, he ...

  At least 200 students of an Islamiyya school located at Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have been abducted. One person was shot dead while another lays critically injured after gunmen carried out the kidnap operation ...

The Joint Action Civil Society Coalition in Ogun State has called on all Nigerians to boycott all activities set to mark this year’s Democracy Day on June 12, 2021, in their respective States. The group made this call on Friday ...

Popular actress, Nkechi Blessing, has described her suspension by the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria as ‘the joke of the century’. TAMPPAN had suspended Blessing and another actor, Kehinde Adams, aka Lege Miami, for fighting dirty ...